Aswan Trip Overview
• Your felucca sailing trip not only lets you experience some excellent Nubian hospitality, but is perhaps the perfect way to see the Nile and its gorgeous surrounds
• Visit some of the world’s premier historic sites – aswan and luxor temples and the Valley of the Kings – with expert local guides
• There are so many chances to interact with the locals and experience their culture. Lose yourself in aswan and luxor bazaar and dine with village folk of Aswan and Luxor
Additional Info
Duration: 5 days
Starts: Aswan, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
Explore Aswan Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting Aswan, Nile River Valley, Egypt
• Your felucca sailing trip not only lets you experience some excellent Nubian hospitality, but is perhaps the perfect way to see the Nile and its gorgeous surrounds
• Visit some of the world’s premier historic sites – aswan and luxor temples and the Valley of the Kings – with expert local guides
• There are so many chances to interact with the locals and experience their culture. Lose yourself in aswan and luxor bazaar and dine with village folk of Aswan and Luxor
Itinerary
Day 1: Felucca Ride on the Nile in Aswan
Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Enjoy your Felucca ride in Aswan and Take a relaxing ride on an Egyptian sailboat in Aswan and to enjoy the river breeze, a fantastic sailing experience around Elephantine Island and a visit to the famous Botanical Gardens in Aswan.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Activities
• Aswan – Unfinished Obelisk
• Aswan – Philae Temple
• Aswan – High Dam
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: • Hotel (1 night)
Day 2: Aswan
Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Today perhaps head out of Aswan and visit stunning Abu Simbel this morning. With the four gargantuan statues of Ramses guarding the Great Temple, carved directly out of the mountain on the west bank of the Nile, this is one of Egypt’s most memorable sights. Please note this optional activity has a very early start (but it’s totally worth it). You can get there by a 40-minute flight, or in an air-conditioned deluxe vehicle leaving very early. The journey by land is 3 hours each way, with an early departure from Aswan between 5am and 6am. Otherwise, you could take a sailboat ride around the islands in a traditional felucca, stopping off at the botanical gardens on Kitchener’s Island. Alternatively, take a camel ride to the Monastery of St Simeon, an abandoned 7th-century fortress monastery located in the desert on the Nile’s west bank. Your tour guide will be on hand to help you arrange any excursions. Alternatively, you may prefer to simply relax and take in the beauty of the Nile,
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Optional Activities
• Aswan to Abu Simbel Temple
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: • Hotel (1 night)
Day 3: Nile Felucca
Pass By: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Board a felucca and spend a day out on the river, watching rural Egyptian daily life play out on the banks, then spend a night under the stars. Your Nubian sailing crew provides all the meals, which are hearty and delicious. Being a traditional wooden boat with broad canvas sails, your felucca offers some shade and protection from the elements. However, there is no cabin or enclosed section. Nonetheless, watching the sun setting across the Nile in the evening is a sight you won’t forget. This is the absolute highlight of the trip for many.
Notes: Conditions will be basic during your felucca trip. If you are prepared for this, you’re sure to have a memorable adventure. You’ll sleep outside on the deck of the felucca on a mattress. While blankets are provided, a sleeping sheet or sleeping bag is recommended. During the colder months (October to March) temperatures can get as low as 5°C at night. Slight alterations may have to be made to the Nile itinerary throughout the year, depending
Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
Activities
• Aswan – Tomb of the Nobles
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: • Felucca (1 night)
Day 4: luxor
Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
your Tour guide take a private air-conditioned deluxe vehicle to the open air museum of Luxor (approximately 3.5 hours). From the spectacular temple complex of Karnak to the Valley of the Kings, Luxor is full of wonderfully preserved reminders of the Pharaohs. On the way, there’s the option to visit either the unique mirror-image design of the Temple of Kom Ombo, or the beautifully preserved Temple of Edfu, also dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed god. You’ll also explore the magnificent Karnak Temple, which is perhaps the most impressive of all the ancient Pharoahs’ monumental works. One of the world’s most celebrated temple complexes, Karnak is a house of the gods built over a period of some 2000 years. Your guided tour of this vast temple of impressive pylons, obelisks and chapels will reveal its finest sections, such as the Avenue of Sphinxes and the Great Temple of Amun. The rest of the day will be free to relax, shop in the bazaar (open until quite late) or perhaps experience ,
Duration: 7 hours
Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
Included Activities
• Luxor – Karnak Temple
• Edfu – Edfu Temple
• Luxor – Luxor Temple
• Kom Ombo – Kom Ombo Temple
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: • Hotel (1 night)
Day 5: luxor
Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
Today you’ll hop in a private air-conditioned deluxe vehicle and discover some the many wonders of ancient Thebes. Your first stop is the Colossi of Memnon, two 17 metre-high statues on Luxor’s west bank. Carved from granite blocks, they represent the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and were once part of an impressive colonnade. Hop onto donkeys (in the winter months of October to May only) for a ride of a different kind, through local villages and fields of sugar cane (approximately 30 minutes). Continue on to the spectacular royal burial site of the Valley of the Kings. Buried under the arid hills here are over 60 richly decorated tombs of pharaohs. With your guide, explore this sprawling and spectacular place, where the pharaohs of the New Kingdom (11th to 20th century BC) were secretly interred for all eternity, and where discoveries are still being made. Your group tour guide will explain the history and legends of these remarkable people, their funerary rites, and the significance .
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
Included Activities
• Luxor – Colossi of Memnon
• Luxor – Valley of the Kings (3 tombs)
Luxor – Hatshepsut Temple
Optional Activities
• Luxor – Tomb of Tutankhamun
• Luxor – Valley of the Queens
• Luxor – Medinat Habu Temple
• Luxor – Deir el Madina
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: • Hotel (1 night)
